Enterprises that put all of their workloads into a single infrastructure solution such as public clouds are realizing there are limitations. As requirements around security, compliance and cost management grow, businesses are “boomeranging” back to hybrid IT models.
Moving to a hybrid IT model—including a mix of on-prem infrastructure, public and private clouds, and colocation solutions—provides benefits such as:
Ability to meet strict compliance requirements
Improved cost management
Tighter
security
Decreased latency
Improved user experience
Many businesses are required to maintain strict compliance standards related to financial transactions, healthcare information and security protocols.
Concerns over data security are increasing as hackers become more sophisticated.
Businesses and facilities found non-compliant with HIPAA rules face fines of up to $1.5 million per company
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A 2019 Capital One data breach affected over 100 million North Americans
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What percentage of enterprises have migrated applications and data from public clouds to private clouds or on-premise solutions in the last year?
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The costs of public cloud environments can add up, especially when large-scale computing applications are moved in totality to a hyperscale cloud model
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— Infoworld article
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CFOs seem to be fainting at the sight of the cloud bills these days.
Businesses should take a proactive approach to assessing the suitability of their infrastructure environments, yet many don’t.
30%
How many businesses have a comprehensive strategy for deploying and integrating cloud services?
57%
73%
40%
60%
80%
Not all workloads are the same.
Requirements for security, compliance, performance and integration complexity may affect short- and long-term workloads differently.
Longer-term, decision-supporting processes are well-suited for a hyperscale cloud environment, while infrastructure resources needed to support real-time applications are better suited for colocation or private cloud environments that are geographically closer to end users.
Better User Experience
Higher Reliability
More Cost Control
Failure to closely examine the individual needs of separate workloads costs businesses billions.
$700
million
$2.5
billion
$14
billion
Over
How much in cloud spending will be wasted this year?
Sources:
(1) https://www.crn.com/businesses-moving-from-public-cloud-due-to-security-says-idc-survey
(2) https://www.greenhousedata.com/blog/cloud-repatriation-when-is-it-time-to-bring-workloads-back-on-prem
(3) https://www.infoworld.com/article/3278092/cloud-costs-too-high-its-your-own-fault.html
(4) https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/hitech-act-enforcement-interim-final-rule/index.html
(5) https://www.technewsworld.com/story/86157.html
(6) https://www.evolveip.net/blog/2019-cloud-adoption-survey-infographic
(7) https://internetofbusiness.com/shift-from-cloud-to-edge-computing/
(8) https://www.business2community.com/cloud-computing/14-1-billion-in-cloud-spending-to-be-wasted-in-2019-02156967
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A hybrid IT infrastructure enables organizations to identify and apply the right strategy for different types of workloads, saving money and providing users the best possible experience.
Better User Experience
Higher Reliability
More Cost Control
Mission-critical
applications
Additional
data
sources for autonomous assets
New service models
Buy only what’s needed
Configure for optimal
CapEx/OpEx balance
Plan with fixed costs
and greater control over user density
More data processed
Faster response time
Improved user experience from hybrid IT models provides:
Cost-effectiveness of hybrid IT solutions means you can:
Benefitting:
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Boomerang
Effect
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Why Are Businesses Boomeranging?
Higher Reliability
More Cost Control
Better User Experience